Posted on 10/02/2014 11:54:11 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Few people thought they would, right? Holder’s teased friendly audiences from time to time with vague promises that “justice” would be done but even he’s been at pains to note that civil-rights cases are hard to win. I think that, ever since the Rodney King trials, the public has a hazy sense that if a state prosecutor can’t get a conviction in a racially charged case that’s gotten national attention, the feds will swoop in and file their own charges as a fallback option. It’s not a matter of law, it’s a matter of politics: If people are sufficiently angry about the state verdict, the DOJ will do its best to placate them by trying to get a conviction of its own.
Not this time, though.
The federal investigation of Zimmerman was opened two years ago by the department’s civil rights division, but officials said there is insufficient evidence to bring federal charges. The investigation technically remains open, but it is all but certain the department will close it…
“I was watching the whole case pretty closely for two years, and they didn’t do anything except take those 40 statements [from witnesses],” [Zimmerman attorney Mark] O’Mara said. The statements “suggested that George acted in very non-racist ways. He took a black girl to the prom. His best buddy was a black guy. He mentored two black kids. He sought justice for a black homeless man beaten up by a white cop’s son.”…
The difficulty in bringing charges in the Martin case highlights the challenges for investigators in federal criminal civil rights cases. Under federal law for hate crimes, prosecutors would have to show not just that Zimmerman followed Martin because of his race but also that he shot the youth intentionally because he was African American.
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
NOTE, SO AS TO LEAVE NO STONE UN-TURNED....
The feds still want to look at a computer owned by Zimmerrnan that wasn’t examined by state investigators, just in case he sent any “yes, I shot him because I hate black people” e-mails to someone.
They must return the evidence... ALL the evidence. [They were partly motivated by the desire to disarm Zimmerman]
They are going to leave it “open” so that when a Republican comes to office, they can blame a “racist” for closing the investigation.
Is there a “civil right” to sucker-punch the Neighborhood Watch guy?
If Holderbama had tried to bring Civil Rights charges against Zimmerman, he would have had to open up all the dirty thug details abut Trayvon including theft, drug use, and other discriminating details kept private at the criminal trial.
That being the case - he would have lost.
My bet is a LOT of people thought they would. RACIST people who blindly base their beliefs on the color of a person's skin, not their character or actions.
Yeah, he hated them so much he took his black girlfriend to the Senior Prom.
Holder's such a hater he couldn't get past the part where NBC called him a 'white Hispanic'....
Is he wearing an Obama emblem on his hoodie?
There’s no way they could make it stick, and in any case, Holder has moved on to Ferguson, which he clearly sees as the place to bring down the US. But I think he’s way overestimated it.
“HE took girl to the prom. His best buddy was a black guy. He mentored two black kids. He sought justice for a black homeless man beaten up by a white cop’s son.”…
Zimmerman probably had more voluntary association with blacks than some of the idiots accusing him of racism.
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The Ferguson folks are gathering their guns and knives for another try at rioting.
Once the case is close Zimmerman can get his gun back, and that gun will be worth thousands!
*closed
No, that was a button with the picture of another thug that got shot.
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